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For anyone who spends time on social media, it won't be long before you will be asked to support a Kickstarter, IndieGOGO, GoFundMe or other crowdfunding campaign. The new and nebulous world of crowdfunding is rapidly becoming a tool entrepreneurs are using to help fund their startup…

California’s drought has reached epic proportions. Nearly 60 percent of the state is in exceptional drought—the most severe category—and farmers are depleting groundwater reserves at record rates as wildfires break out north and south.

Now there’s something else to worry about:…

Ten congressional races and dozens of legislative contests across Washington will be decided by voters this week, though many of the races don’t offer much competition.

In 95 of the 123 legislative races on the ballot, there’s no contest. Twenty-two races are unopposed, and for 73 seats,…

Come enjoy an evening of selected dances from the Repertory West Dance Ensemble on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 pm. at Orcas Center.

Western Washington University’s Department of Theatre and Dance Faculty have choreographed a varied program featuring the best dancers from the �������� dance program…

If you're looking for some quick summer reading, several new articles with ties to Whatcom County just came out.

In The New York Times, Bellingham resident Carol Kaesuk Yoon provides a fascinating and hilarious account of her and her husband's endeavor to…

The bird-counters stood in the windy bow chattering into headsets and scanning the Strait of Juan de Fuca with binoculars. “Scoters,” Sherman Anderson said. “Three of them. At 11 o’clock. Look like surfs.”

“Marbled murrelets,” he added seconds later. “I see two.”

Inside the boat’s…

Supporters of a Washington gun control measure on the November ballot may have just gotten a mid-summer boost. They’re capitalizing on an audio recording that recently surfaced.